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should be given in centimeters. If the ob ject is in a con tainer, the di -
mensions of the con tainer should be given ei ther af ter the di mensions
of the ob ject or as the only di mensions. (Rules 10.0, 10.5)

Ex am ple: Monopoly [game] : Parker Brothers Real Es tate
Trading game. – Beverly, MA. : Parker Brothers,
1985. – 1 game: col. ; 50 x 25 x 3 cm.

Chap ter 11 is about mi cro forms. Mi cro forms in clude mi cro films,
microfiches, mi cro-opaques, and ap erture cards. The chief source of
information for all is the ti tle frame. For mi crofilm, its form, such as
cartridge, cas sette, or reel, should be added where appropriate. (Rules
11.0, 11.5)

Ex am ple: The twen ti eth cen tury [mi cro form] : a pic to rial his-
tory / pho tographs and text by Time-Life editors. –
New York: Time-Life Books, 1999. – 2 microfilm
reels: negative, ill. ; 35 mm.

Chapter 12 lists rules for cataloging se rials. Se rial is de fined here
as any ti tle that is pub lished con tinuously and in tended to be pub -
lished in definitely. Se rials are al ways dated or num bered in se -
quence. The interval may be regular, such as weekly mag azines, daily
news pa pers, an nu als, etc., or ir reg u lar, such as oc ca sional pa pers and
monographic se ries. The chief source of in formation for printed se ri-
als is the ti tle page of the first is sue of the se rial. If the first is sue is not
available, the first avail able is sue is used. Even though many smaller
libraries do not cat alog se rials, li brary tech nicians still have to learn
about se rial cataloging be cause ev ery li brary sub scribes to many con -
tinuous pub lications, such as the al manac, an nual guides, etc., that
need to be cataloged. The na ture of the se rial is very dif ferent from all
the me dia we have dis cussed so far. Be cause of its unique ness, it is
important for li brary tech nicians to gain knowl edge on how to cat a-
log se rials. Some of the important points are sum marized here. For
nonprint se rials, fol low the rules for the particular medium. For ex -
ample, for elec tronic jour nals, use the des ignated rules for com puter
files in Chap ter 9. (Rules 12.1, 12.3, 12.5, 12.7)